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So far I have looked at the numbers for notable deaths on Wikipedia for the first five months of the year. Now, it is time to look at the numbers for June. Overall, the month saw a total of 543 notable deaths. However, for all the numbers below it will only count 531 of these.

Deaths per day for June

The 1st saw the most deaths with 25, while the 27th had the least with only 11. On average each day in June saw 17.7 notable deaths. 20 days (66.66%) in the month saw less than 20 deaths while 10 days (33.33%) saw 20 or more deaths.

The average age of those who died

The average age of the 531 notable people who died in June is 79.31 years old. June 21st saw the highest average age of death at 86.65 years old. This makes it only the second day so far this year to have an average age over 86. June 18th saw the lowest average age of death at only 72.27 years old.

George N. Leighton (age 105) graduated from Howard University in 1940. He then served in World War II from 1942-45, achieving the rank of Captain in the U.S. Amry and being awarded a Bronze Star and the Asiatic Pacific Service Medal. Following the war, he earned his Bachelor of Laws from Harvard Law School and served as a lawyer and later judge.

In 1969, he was appointed as a judge with the First District Appellate Court of Illinois, the first African-American to hold this position in Illinois. In 1976, he became a federal judge on the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois. He served until 1987 before going back to work in private practice.

Reinhard Hardegen (age 105) was a German U-boat commander during World War II, the last surviving ‘Ace of the Deep‘ from the country during the war. Following the end of the war, he was held captive for 16 months before returning home. He later started a successful marine oil trading company and served as a member of Parliament in his hometown of Bremen for over three decades.

So far I have looked at the numbers for notable deaths on Wikipedia for this January and February. Now, it is time to look at numbers for March. Overall, the month saw a total of 587 notable deaths. However, for all the numbers below it will only count 580 of these.

Deaths per day for March

The 3rd saw the most deaths with 33, while the 26th saw the least with only 10. On average each day in March saw 18.70 notable deaths. 18 days (58.06%) in the month saw less than 20 deaths while only one day (3.22%) saw 30 or more deaths.

The average age of those who died

The average age of the 580 notable people who died in March is 78.51 years old. March 7th saw the highest average age of death at 86.60 years old. Meanwhile, March 20th saw the lowest at 73.13 years old.

The oldest person to pass away was Dutch Roman Catholic priest Jacques Clemens (age 108). In 1939, Clemens was ordained as a priest and soon after became a teacher at what was the Seminar of Gerpinnes.

Five years later, he was appointed Vicar of the Walloon municipality of Ham-sur-Heure-Nalinnes. Clemens was also made Chaplain of The Bultia, a hamlet in the village of Nalinnes. On the first day of 1958, The Church of Saint-Benoît opened in The Bultia making Clemens its first parish priest.

In 2015, Clemens retired as a parish priest but continued to provide religious services to the hamlet each Sunday. Before his death, it was thought that he could be world’s oldest priest.

The youngest was Norwegian football Adrian Lillebekk Ovlien (age 20). From 2012-16 he played on various youth levels (U15 to U19) and was capped 50 times by Norway. He was also a central defender for Kongsvinger since 2013. Ovlien played in over 100 competitive first-team matches with the club.

Ovlien passed away unexpected on the morning of March 16. According to a short press release from the club, he died due to an acute infection which likely induced septic shock.

Of the 31 days in March, *24 of them saw the most notable people dying to be between the ages of 80-89. Overall, 34.65% of deaths in the months were from people in this age range.

*Includes ties. Example: On March 31st three people between 70-79 and 80-89 died.

A few days ago I looked at the numbers for notable deaths on Wikipedia for January 2018. Now, it is time to look at numbers for February. Overall, the month saw a total of 543 notable deaths. However, for all the numbers below it will only count 538 of these.

Those not counted and why

Deaths per day for February

The 1st and 9th saw the most deaths with 26 each, while the 23rd saw the least with only 10. On average each day in February saw 19.21 notable deaths. 15 days (53.57%) in the month saw less than 20 deaths while not a single day saw 30 or more deaths.

The average age of those who died

The average age of the 538 notable people who died in February is 77.44 years old. February 23rd saw the highest average age of death at 83.30 years old. Meanwhile, February 18th saw the lowest at 70.34 years old.

In 1972, he moved to Germany and spent the rest of his life in the country as a professor. He is best known for being the author of the first book on rocket propellant, the “Rocket Propellant Handbook” (1960), which helped make moon flights possible.

The youngest was Ghanaian dancehall/Afrobeats artist Priscilla Opoku-Kwarteng (age 20). However, she was known by her stage name Ebony Reigns. In December 2015 she released her first single “Dancefloor”, which was a hit and earned her a nomination at the 2016 Ghana Music Awards.

In recent years, it seems like more notable people have passed away then in the past. Since Wikipedia keeps track of every notable people that passed away every day for each month, let’s take a look at the numbers behind the first month of this year, January.

Deaths per day for January

The 15th and 16th saw the most deaths with 33 each, while the 11th saw the least with only 14. On average each day in January saw 22.5 notable deaths. Nine days (29.03%) in the month saw less than 20 deaths while five days (16.12%) saw 30 or more deaths.

The average age of those who died

The average age of the 698 notable people who died in January is 78.11 years old. January 6th saw the highest average age of death at 84 years old. Meanwhile, January 2nd saw the lowest at 70.64 years old.

The youngest was American football quarterback Tyler Hilinski (age 21), who sadly committed suicide. He went to Washington State, redshirting in 2015 and serving as the backup the next two seasons. Hilinski memorably helped led a 21-point comeback to defeat Boise State after coming off the bench when starter Luke Falk got injured.

Of the 31 days in January, 24 of them saw the most notable people dying to be between the ages of 80-89. Overall, 32.95% of deaths in the months were from people in this age range.